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The National tribune., 1887-06-02
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., JUNE ., 1887.
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

fort HIYDMAN-A Brilliant Achieve
nea ia Arkansas By Charles o. hUsser,
Sergeant, Co. A, 29t Ior0, Armada. Nob.
THE CHARGE At lLDIE.-ActiUe Work
NTH The SaJer. By H c. WAitakor, Co. d,
2dR T. Car, Neg Market, Tenn.
LIFE on An 0U7P0ST-Anothor Graphic
Sketch Of Service in The Far South. By E.
B. Lvtkin, Co. E, 18Th Ne, Weld, ne.
GEN J. E. B. STUlRE-How lie Received
His Fatal Hound. By a. E. Matthews, Isl
Mich oarq Milford, Mich.
-HA WKINSS ZOUAVES-T1e First BayO-
net Charge. By J. H. E. Whitney, Sergeant,
o. 3, sd ~ T., Nep York City.
THE GUEYOWY 7RIP.-A graphic sketch
Of this H.Jatod expedition BIZ Sergt Join
w. LacOck, SD nd, MasoH, H.
THE SAUNDERS RATD.-hn account Of a
daring and successful expedition. By S.
OOrdeu Fry, Battery D, LIST Ohio Z. a., La
Crosse, Kan.
OHIO At GETTYSBURG.-A resume Of
,okqt soldiers Of The Buckeye State did there.
By s. Il. Norris, Co. d, 9TH Ohio, DiCigh,
OAK.
TIE C0LORED TR00RS-AR interesting
series Of articles on their Organization and
Service By Capt. Henry Romeyn, 5ta u S.
Inf, Fort Koogh, IL. r.
THE AK7TP0DES.-AhOfher Graphic Let
ter from Australia, Nth Wustrations By
Co'nrade T. S. Heath
TIE SULTANA DLSdSTER.-l Thrilling
Sketch Of that 1trta Calamity By d. N.
Elliott, Captain, Co. P, 44th u s. c. r., In
dsanapOlis, Ind
FOUND HIS MATCH-A Pleasant Story.
By Il. A. DGJey, BrooklyR, ~ 7.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

GEN. THOMAS ROssER-of pumpkin
vine )" fame-has at length recovered breath
enough to be heard from again. He tells a
newspaper reporter that he has no desire to
break up the Union or restore slavery. This
is very kind Of ROsser, but it is rather old
news. We had supposed that Phil Sheridan
took all that kind of desire out of him one
pleasant morning in the Fall of 1864, and
somewhere in the neighborhood Of New
market, Va.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02
A Good Weird for Texas.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: While many
of YOUR grand army Of readers are telling what
they remember of deeds Of valOr upon fields Of
battle Of twenty-Odd years ago and rs the great
est number Of them both North and South,
who so nobly acted their part then, are now
following the pursuit of farmers in every part
of our grand country, it would no doubt be in
teresting TO many of them to know more than
they do concerning this portion of the South.
For % years / have lived in this State, and for
the past Is years in De Witt County. Having
been raised upon a farm in the State of Iowa,
/ cannot but notice the great advantage which
this country possesses over that. This is no
place for an idle, unthrifty person to under
take to live, but / do know that there are
thousands OF farmers in the North, whO if
they were 10 use the same industry in farming
and stock raising in this County that they do
where they now are, would realize much more
than they are doing on their Northern farms.
Our lands are productive our climate good, we
have good schools, ample churches, good So
eiety, etc. i will take pleasure in answering
any and all questions that any of the readers
OF The NATIONAL TRIBUNE may wish to ask
concerning this County.-W. III. GRAHAM, Ser
seant, Co. G, 9Th Iowa, CuerO, De Witt Co.,
lex.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02
GEN. rHos. J. WOODS ARTICLE.

We publish this week the conclusion of
Gen. Thos. J. Woods superb account of his
Corps at the battle of Nashville. 1t is an
admirably told story of an admirable bit of
fighting. Gen. Wood handles the pen as
well as he did the sword. The splendid
body of veterans whom he commanded at
Nashville owe him gratitude for the way he
has recOunted their services, and the whole
country is indebted TO him for most excel
lent contribution to history.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02
WORK OF THE PENSION OFFICE

For the week ending May %, 1887, there
were received 4,os3 applications for pension,
Of which s33 were invalid; 400 widows; 5
war Of 1912; IL bounty land II navy; old
war; All Mexican War service, and 1894
for increase.
The total receipts of mail matter during
the week, including the aforementioned
claims, were 45,O42 pieces, and there were
40,773 letters and circulars sent out
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

THERE are two things that no man who
wore the blue for ever so short time dur
ing the war should omit to do: to join the
Grand Army of the Republic and to sub
scribe for THE NATIoYAL TRIBUNE. These
acts put him once more in line with those
true men whose valor and selfsacrifce
saved the country, and made possible all
of its present glorious prosperity. He can
help them much by doing this, and il is
due them that he should lend the aid Of his
name and influence to their cause.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02
SOUVENIR BADGES
FOR FIVE SUBSCRIBERS.

We have, in response 10 numerous re-
quests decided 10 allow the beautiful souve-
mir badge, designed 10 celebrate the holding
Of the both National Encampment in San
Francisco, TO be used as premium. We will
send one of them Enclosed in a stout case
10 protect il from injury, 10 any one who
will send ug five new subscribers for one
year, at S each. This Is is an easy way 10
ret one of the eNQnisite ornaments
The National tribune., 1887-06-02
CAPTURING A LOCOMOTIVE.

All persons wishing to engage in the canvass
oil TINS thrilling book viii find ID 10 their ad-
vantage 10 address Tue NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Tor terms, etc IL is one oil the best-seline
books OF the tines and those already engaged
an its sale are highly Rratihed at the handsome
returns made We also send the book as a
premium for eight new subscribers or for 81
~ conjunction with q years subscription TO
TRE NATIONAL Tribune
The National tribune., 1887-06-02
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY

The evidence increases that the English
holders of Southern indebtedness really ek-
pect TO inveigle the United States into pay
ing some portion, if not all, of it. The visit
here Of Sir Edward Thornton, who formerly
represented Great Britain at Washington, is
in the interest of holders of Virginia bonds,
and it is distinctly asserted that his demand
upon the State of Virginia for payment is
only pro lorna; that, upon receiving the
reply Of the authorities that the State is
unable'to meet its indebtedness because of
the separation of its territory when West
Virginia was created State, he will make
demand upon the United States to assume
the payment, because in dividing the State
it produced the condition which rendered
payment difficult or impossible. He is said
to be fortified with the opinions of some
very able writers on international law that
the destruction of the States autonomy by
the United States rendered the latter liable
for its Indebtedness. OF course, this, if adj
mitted, would be but the entering wedge.
If Sir Edward Tnornton's position is sound
in regard to Virginia's debt, contracted be-
fore the war, there is basis for hoping that
the same reason may make the United
States responsible for the Confederate debt,
because it wickedly and wantonly destroyed
the power of the Confederate States to pay
the debt
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

We viii publish in short time Gen. J.
Watts De Peyster's speech at the Reunion of
the Third Corps, giving a history of that Or
ganization.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

THE Philadelphia Times eribbed THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE's history of the corps and
their badges, rerbatim ct Hteratim, without
giving us a syllable Of credit.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

ONLY man of Mr. Cleveland's peculiar
temperament would thrust himself upon a
National Encampment and inflict upon it
the annoyance of patisan demonstration.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

We have a carefully -prepared table of pen
sion rates compiled from official sources, which
shows the exact ratings for every grade of dis.
ability. lt Is printed on heavy paper. and viii
Do seat to any address Oh receipt OF u cents,
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

There was once pretty Miss Mandy Bryan,
Whose favorite flower was n dandelion.
But il made her so yellow
That II scared of her fellow,
Aud she always remained Miss Mandy Bryan.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02
"HE HAS HIS PENSION"


Some people are fond of repelling every
appeal on behalf of some veteran for employ
ment, preferment for Office, promotion, or
relief, with He has his pension, hasn't he? ?"
uttered in a tone as if that were all in the
world that a man ought TO have, and moth
ing more could in reason be asked.
To the minds Of such men the mere word
pension implies liberal allowance got from
the Government without trouble, and sufIi-
cient for the entire support of the recipient
and his family. This idea is fostered and
strengthened in their minds by the occa-
sional mention in the papers of thousands
Of dollars being paid some man for arrears,
etc. But the cold. stern fact is that there
is scarcely pension given that represents a
tithe-we might say a hundredth-of the
damage done to the pensioners wage-earning
ability by the injury for which he has been
pensioned.
Forexample, more than It's 900 pensioners
about two-thirds Of the whole number
receive but S. a month or less. The highest
that any of them get is but 26 cents day,
and from this ii runs down to six and one
third cents. The mere mention of these
sums is sufficient TO show how utterly made
quate they are 10 provide for the commonest
wants of even one individual, to say nothing
OF family.
In place Of "pension conveying the
idea Of bounteous generosity, it means pinch
ing stinginess and grinding inadequacy.
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURES IN 1861.
Col. Richard L. Jacob has an admirable
letter in another column on the service rem
dered TO the Nation by the Union men in
the Kentucky Legislature in the momentous
session Of 1861. Earnestly and well rs Col.
Jacob writes he does not overpraise those
devoted men. No men were ever placed in
a more trying position. They were really
in minority, and opposed to a most AFRO
CANT, audacious and INSCRIPTIONS majority,
which was determined TO drag the State out
at all hazards, just as Tennessee, Virginia,
North Carolina and other States had been
dragged out. The Governor was intensely
rebel in his sympathies, and only wanted
the color of law to turn the militia TO the
work Of dragooning the Unionists and the
undecided into actively supporting seces-
sion. The highest courage, wisdom and
tact were required TO steer the ship of State
through these seething waters to the haven
of safety, and these qualities the Union Leg
| islators DISPLAYED.
The National tribune., 1887-06-02

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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24
Our Women Uor,,e..

Three million women ia the Urited
States work for money. OF these COO. 600
arc agricultural laborcps mainly in the
cotton fields of the south; 60. coo arc
employed in the manufactures of various
Kinds, while 100000 in tho laundrics Of
the country insist that tho '~Chinesc
must co." 260,000 are snillincrv. md
sOO,OOO find employment as dress
makers; $4,000 earn their tread in the
tailor shops, and G90,0O0 arc salcs-
wefnen. teach9rs, telegraph operators.
'typewrIters. bookkeepesS fypcsetters
and nurses, and many other occupations
IND SnaH n1mbers a living. There IRE
IN round numbers 1900 fc-.sio pbysi-
ciaas. Chicago News.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24
An Engliohman at tho yyhlto 1,orao.

The accommodations for the presidents
family in the White House, however. are
ON such contracted scale that. strange
as it may seem, he is almost unable to in
vito visitors beyond two or three FOR
want OF sleeping apartments. Yet all
elliott to get better house or In a health
Ter locality has fuiied. The ruler of sd
proad and wealthy nation might be
more generously provided. As it is. his
dwelling is more than half q public
Office, for the people flock into the east
room at will, and its worn and faded
carpeting testify to the shutting of many
feet, while the torn window curtains
demonstrate the stealthy energy of the
relic hunter. A large number. who can
readily On various pretexts get permission,
Climb to thc upper story, and bore the
secretaries and often the president him
self with their opportunities. so that Lo
has Little comfort and not even privacy.
--Gaienga's Letter to London Times.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24
blFFeaENT KINDS Or ATHLETICS.
what tho Gymnasium is Doing--Reducip.
One sided Dcycfop,,e,,

T.
"AA' INC gymnasium is Doing--Reducin,
One sided Development.
what the gymnasium is doing for TIM
strength and vigor Of the masses in some
OF our institutions Of learning may be in.
lst'91 from p single illustration taken
from tho records at Harvard universitv
In the year 1880, 77C men were pbvsic.
ally examined. The strongest man ont
OF this number showed in strength Of
lungs, lack, legs, chest and arms. as in
olcatcd on the chart, o grand total of
O!o.2. at the close Of The summer torn,
OF inc present year the highest strength
TEST recorded WAS 1,272.S, and there were
over 2pO men in College whose total
s sd test surpassed the highest test of
iooo' lhls general gymnasium work is
therefore reducing the one sided develan-
Laent once SO common with athletic sne-
cialists. ''''o 'l'e-
IL must not be forgotten. however thof
there is development peculiar 10 the
Tunller, jumper, wrestler oarsnan, gym
mast, ball player. heavy litter, etc. and
any one familiar with athletics at tho
present day can easily recognize one Of
these specialists. The same training
mat produced those matchless specimens
oil human development embodied h III
statues of the Gladiator, the Athlete,
hercules, Apollo and Mercury Of old
would produce the same results under
SlSslar clrcunasta2cee at the present time
with every kind of physical exercise
tne qualities at first required are theaual.
ltie5 at length developed. Speed and RI.
aurance arc required of the runner. md
tiiese are the qualities that come 70 hin,
Dy practice. In like manner. skin md
activity come to the gymnast and hall
player; and strength and stability n thn
o and weight thrower. Most Of
these Qualities are accompanied by phys-
ical characteristics. If it were not for
'ile recognized tendency of certain eyer.
Uses TO produce certain results. it wo,,ld |
% impossible to prescribe special work
LOT individual cases. All men. however
"ho practice athletics for the same
ength OF time and under similar condi.
-lons do not attain Identical rosults A
heir physical proportions or tho samo
nents.
In order to illustrate some of the dis
features that characterize the
ievelopmentc OF successful athletes. bayc
e.s2,e d representative members of the
Inherent athletic organizations in The
! Of Yale A"d IT. ,rv,rd !, fa,,
~ -stinguished themselves. within
a !e last two years, by breaking all pre-
.ous college, records FOR certain events.
ne photographs Of these men, in spite
! their dissimiiarity, show us certain
haIracteristics common TO certain figures
nd married peculiaritics of another kline
III accompany others. Some of these
characteristics are not readily detected b. |
ne eye, but appear distinctly in th6
harris. ID. A. Sargent, NJ. D., in Serb
er's Magazine.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24
As DAYS CO DOWN TIE WEST.

As days 20 down tho west. all1 teno - stare
All trimmed about with heavens bhIo con.
forth eo'Ne
Ana set their lightships IN the traclless sen
whose highways stretch away from south n.
north, w
itnlnk how days have risen In the cast
and flashed Ike mcteors from hin TO Hill
eeI inii Of sunny hours, TIL evening cane
10 close them like rose petals soft and still.
And thnt my work bnt poorly hath boon done
anu that my day in idiencss hath set.
with saddcnes eyes look into the west
-, And watch 1t pass away with keen regret
Ihose precious moments lost in dreaming ,nooa
those perfect hours forever past me byi
omaii wonder that new stars are blurred with
teers. ''u "i'n
ana o'd d7ys WAITED heavcnward with n sicb
--Aarion larvilie In Lipplncott's.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24


"A tourist correspondent writes as fol.
lows concerning the peat boys Of ireland
There are lew lying fields where thu
turf has been cohipacted by time until the
pes' OF uackest peat is well along toward
q coal Formations This substance Is cut
with long, sharp spade into little blocks
maj are lett to dry in the sun; and the
resent drought has given the best season
Tor Curing peat that this land has had far
q :: score Ct years. Each little cabin has
Its pllc of peat as syninetrically arranged
as New England wood pile. The ten.
ants CT tie estates arc permitted to chi
peat sufficient for their own n,osost
wants. We saw tie inside Of several
cabins, with thoie turf ire, the little
black pot, tie table, chair or two. md
the dresser. or shelves, with the nathet.
icaily small, carefully cherished arrav Of
emma. There is ono room or mote, viii,
the contracted loft above, the pirs. tbo
cllckens and COW in the front ward
and here Patrick or Michael rears bis
sturdy brood. These are the boz trot
ters. The mother will gladlysell Won n
glass OF milk with dash of whisky or
'potnecn IN it-drink fit for king. The
wcll, they will probably run
lireiessly after the traveller, holding ont
little lunches of wild flowers.
sid the mongrel dog of the family races
n the midst of the group, barking and
aking the hveliest general interest in The
proceedings. The little beggaIY arc rcsv.
luick witted and very ragged. but Tie
ieat national school houses that stand NJ
lxed intervals along the way are teach.
ng these children how to read. ,'-Sprino-
leld Republican.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24

Some Of the experiences of Commercial
travellers arc unpleasanS although tbov
are generally supposed to have tho best
Of everything Fiat is going. P. e. Dove.
who is well Known among travellers. re-
Gently said that Of all the bitter cxperi-
ences he had ever encountered, the worst
was to be taken sick away from home az
hotel. The man who is taken IN mn
der such conditions" said Mr.. Dove
cannot expect any attention from, I'M
selfish motives.s He viii find that he is
obliged to give heavy tips to the porters.
waters, cliambermaids and bell BOYS for
,Thatever he wants done. The sick man
II the hotel is considered an easy and
legitimate prey Everybody can pluck
nm, and everybody does pluck him, even
TO the physician, who oftentimes divides
his fees with the men in the Office.
mot long ago was taken sick at a
hotel in Boston, and Gsked to havo a
sent up to my room. He called
ana madc up prescription. / asked his
price for the visit ard offered to pay him.
but he said to me that it was all right. as
he had 10 charge to make. 1t struck me
that had discovered humanitarian in
tho proprietor Of the hotel, who thus
furnished free medical assistance for his
5ick guests. When I came to pay my
bill, however. I found rlyself CHARGED
with the doctors fee at So per visit. I
protested somewhat against this and re-
1eated the Doctors words, whereupon
INC cashier showed me the PHYSICIANS
accouat for the hotel, iteniized at the
rate OF SO Q visit for hotel employees and
Sj Tor guests. New York Tribune.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24
THE PARIS aeerir JOURNALS

Daily Circulation Nearly reo.,.,,,
1.000,0oo--A Remarkable crouth.
The success Of The Petit Journal h,
always tempted iniitators, but thus "a
It's numerous competitors havo not sue
ceeded in injuring it. On Che contrary
It's circulation steadily increases. and I'M
now reached the colossal average of ,D5f
600. Strangers are sometimes astooishe,
at the remarkable growth of this littl,
paper-the size Of its page is 10 by 81
ana m any other country it would be q
wonder; but doubt if q newsnape,
modelled after The Petit journal could oh.
tam such q widc reading public elso.
where. Certainly 1t would not do SO in
America, where tho people want news
or what they think is news--and rood
deal Of it.
Now the idea Of what constitutes news
Is very diiferentin France from what it is
m the United States. Here nowsnaner
must first of all give one or moro serial
stories every day; in the absence OF this
feature it would not sell 100 con;es Thc
Natin, which was started by American
capital, tried 20 win ejaculation witbnrt
printing story; its founders thought the
displayed headline was what the French
reader crayed, but they soon discovered
Their error and the journals success
dates from tho day its conductors con-
formed to the French idea.
The story, or feuilleton. is mainly what
has made the fortune of The Petit Jour-
nal, and enabled it to pay not only the
highest price for blood and thunder
tales, but to spend from eco, 600 to $50
OVo IN advertising in advance each new
story by Richebourg, Montcpin, Saunierc.
Boisgobey, etc., who are the French Svl'
yanus Cobhs. When say that Petit
Journal could not reach ouch n fabrlona
in America | mean TINT tic
story feature alone would not le slffi-
cent, because the taste for fiction in the
american daily newspaper is Of compare
lively recent date. Besides, the American
wants news first and fiction afterwards. \
showing, perhaps, that he gets d good |
aeal OF tho latter with the former.
The Petit Journal ID q y,ry Won esitad
paper Tor country where the masses are
sui uneducatcd,, or at least not educated
ip to the point Of wishing to know every
ln'ng that gocs on ell over tho world I
,,hey are conttnt to take their news hy
nc thimblcful and do not COMPLAIN il il
not of tue first freshness. They prefer
0 nave The telcgrams--what few there
re--left out rather than be deprived Of
helr novel; and while some Of the LARGER
'arnal5 allow other departments to &C.
crowd tho serial story over for
day the editor Of Tie Petit journal
'ould never take such q liberty with his
eaders- II he did he would receive sew
raj hundred thousand complaints tho
ext day from all parts of France. The
GO profits Of this remarkable ENTERPRISE
re now about $500, coo year. 1t gives
nployment to over II 900 persons. The
lltor is N. N Escofier, who has beer
'nnected with the paper since its foun-
ltlon IN 1868. He succeeded Leo Iespe.
1878. N. Escofier is a clear and con
Sc writer, never sacrificing space to
nat IS commonly called '.fine writing
''harle2 seymour in Tho Epoch.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-24
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